Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from centimeters to meters is 0.01, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.01 meters:
1 cm = 0.01 m
To convert 179 centimeters into meters we have to multiply 179 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 cm → 0.01 m
179 cm → L(m)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in meters:
L(m) = 179 cm × 0.01 m
L(m) = 1.79 m
The final result is:
179 cm → 1.79 m
We conclude that 179 centimeters is equivalent to 1.79 meters:
179 centimeters = 1.79 meters
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter is equal to 0.55865921787709 × 179 centimeters.
Another way is saying that 179 centimeters is equal to 1 ÷ 0.55865921787709 meters.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred seventy-nine centimeters is approximately one point seven nine meters:
179 cm ≅ 1.79 m
An alternative is also that one meter is approximately zero point five five nine times one hundred seventy-nine centimeters.
Conversion table
centimeters to meters chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from centimeters to meters
centimeters (cm) | meters (m) |
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180 centimeters | 1.8 meters |
181 centimeters | 1.81 meters |
182 centimeters | 1.82 meters |
183 centimeters | 1.83 meters |
184 centimeters | 1.84 meters |
185 centimeters | 1.85 meters |
186 centimeters | 1.86 meters |
187 centimeters | 1.87 meters |
188 centimeters | 1.88 meters |
189 centimeters | 1.89 meters |